CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - July 2014

CDFA Florida Financing Roundtable Newsletter - July 2014
July 30, 2014



Feature
SELF Advancing Energy Efficiency through Crowdfunded Loans WPEC CBS 12 reports on the type of funding available from the Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF) and how the organization has used Kiva as a crowdfunding platform to expand their ability to offer financing assistance. CDFA Releases Annual Volume Cap Report The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is pleased to announce the release of the CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends. This report provides the most complete data for the use of volume cap and issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds nationwide. City of Miami Adopts Public-Private Partnership Ordinance The National Law Review reports on the recent ordinance passed by the City of Miami which will continue to endorse the usage of public-private partnerships as a procurement method for projects in South Florida. Kutak Rock Public Finance Client Alert - SEC MCDC Initiative Kutak Rock LLP provides information on the SEC MCDC Initiative including when and what must be self-reported, who can self-report, and considerations for issuers and underwriters.
CDFA Spotlight
CDFA Awarded EPA Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CDFA with a $997,572 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant. CDFA is one of only four organizations in the nation to receive funding through this opportunity. CDFA's cutting edge program will leverage the Council's vast network to build public-private financing partnerships for brownfield projects and programs nationwide.
Florida News
Social Impact Bonds: Phantom of the Nonprofit Sector Nonprofit Quarterly \| Jul. 28 \| Bond Finance \| Legislative Brownfield Designation Helps Palmetto with Remedial Grants Herald-Tribune \| Jul. 22 \| Brownfield Financing \| Infrastructure Finance \| Redevelopment Looking to Fund a Clean Energy Project? You Need a Green Bank National Journal \| Jul. 17 \| Access to Capital \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance \| State Finance Program House Passes Short-Term Fix for Highway Trust Fund Governing \| Jul. 16 \| Access to Capital \| Infrastructure Finance \| Legislative \| U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) \| Federal Tax Group: Incentives Work for FL Aerospace Mfg Bradenton Herald \| Jul. 14 \| Reshoring Manufacturing \| Tax Credits \| Economic Development \| State Finance Program Congress Passes Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act The Daily Times \| Jul. 14 \| Economic Development \| Legislative \| Federal The Federal Historic Tax Credit: Transforming Communities Huffington Post \| Jul. 8 \| Redevelopment \| Tax Credits \| Federal What Governments Need to Know About the Municipal Advisor Rule Governing \| Jul. 7 \| Bond Finance \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal EDA 2013 Annual Report Now Online Economic Development Administration \| Jul. 1 \| Access to Capital \| Economic Development \| U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) \| Federal New Public Agencies Jumping Aboard the EB-5 Train Huffington Post \| Jun. 30 \| EB-5 Visa \| Economic Development \| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
State Tax Credits for Historic Preservation Redevelopment \| State Finance Program \| Tax Credits The National Trust for Historic Preservation produced a policy report on the states' historic tax credits and what makes a state tax credit work. CDFA Annual Volume Cap Report: An Analysis of 2013 Private Activity Bond & Volume Cap Trends Bond Finance \| CDFA Original Research This annual CDFA report reviews the use of private activity bond volume cap and the issuance of cap-subject private activity bonds in every state. Local Brownfield Financing Tools Bond Finance \| Brownfield Financing \| Local Finance Program \| Redevelopment \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) This paper from the Northeast-Midwest Institute provides case examples of brownfield financing tools that local governments have used to leverage private dollars, improve the developer's financial position, reduce lender risk, or fund property improvements needed for redevelopment to proceed. Seaport Financing in Florida Bond Finance Kirk Claussen with Public Financial Management explores Seaport debt alternatives and the framework for evaluating Seaport Project Finance. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
Sponsors
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New Members
City of Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville, FL
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